Tinctures. 395 



Tinct, rliei composita, P. L. 1815. Species as the former, 

 proof spirit lb. j, water 3xij. 



Tinct. rhei et aloes, Elixir sacrum. Rhabarb. 3x, al. Soc. Jvj, 

 sem. card. min. 5ss, proof spirit lb. ijss by wt. 



Tinct. rhei et gentiarifB, T. rhei amara* Rhabarb. 5ij) rad. gdnt. 

 3SS, proof spirit lb. ijss by wt. 



All these preparations of rhubarb are stomachic, 3j — Siij? ^nd 

 purgative in doses of 3 vj, producing costiveness after their opera- 

 lion is over ; favourite remedies with spirit drinkers. 



TiNCTtJRA PisciDi.E ERYTHRi^iE. Tincture of the Jamaica 

 dogwood, prepared witii an ounce of the bark to twelve ounces of 

 rectified alcohol. It is said by Dr. Hamilton, who introduces it, to 

 be a powerful narcotic, anodyne, and diaphoretic. He considers 

 it to be superior to the tincture of opium in its medicinal effects, 

 and at the same time it does not produce those unpleasant 

 symptoms, which frequently prevent our using the last-mentioned 

 drug. In the West India islands it is employed to intoxicate 

 the fish, in order that they may be more readily caught. — Med* 

 Bot, Trans, 



Tinct. of rhatany root, 7\nctura rhatanice. Rad. rhatanise 

 2 oz^ proof spirit 1 pint : used in diarrhoea. 



Tinct. RHATANiiB aromatica. Rhatan. rad, cont. ^iij, 

 cAtiellfie cort. cont. 5 ij, spirit, tenuior. O ij, digere per dies decern, 

 et per chartam cola. As a stomachic and astringent, with a tonic 

 infusion. 



Tinct. rmodii. llhodii ligniras. jiv, spirit, rect. O j, macera 

 per dies quatuordecim et cola. 5 ss $ j ter die in mucilaginous 

 mixtures. 



Tinct. ricini. Sem. ricini q. p. S. V. R. sufficient to drown 

 the seeds ; dose 1 oz., purgative. 



2. Dissolve castor oil q. p. in spirit of wine. 



1- ^ CARDIAC TiNCTURK. Capsicum, camphirc, lesser 



car( , rhubarb, aloes, and castor, in proof spirit, with a few 



drops of oil of vitriol. 



Daffy's klixir, Dicn/s Dnffi/, Elixir sahitis, Fol. senn.jiv, 

 ras. lign. guaiac., rad. cnula; sice, sem. anisi., sem. carui, sem. 

 corinnd.,rad. glycyrrh. ana^ij, uvar. pass, (stoned) i^viij, proof sp. 

 lb. vj. 



Swiktok's Daffy. Had. jalap 8 lb., fol. sennie 12 ox.) sem. 

 coriand., sem. anigi, rad. glycyrrh., rad. enulee ana 4 oz.) S. V. K., 

 water, ana 1 gallon. 



